How the Homeless Can Create Wealth

I don't know if this is true but I read somewhere that if you were to add up the "wages" that the homeless make per hour panhandling and doing whatever else they do to get money, the total would add up to about $0.58 per hour. Being a former member of the homeless community who never panhandled I wondered what could be done to up that amount a bit.

I've been thinking long and hard about this, ever since I got it into my head that there must be a way to help the homeless that goes beyond dropping a quarter in their palm every so often. Finally, after much soul searching, I realized that by looking at my own life and how I make additional income. Why not show the homeless how they can earn money online?

It's not such a crazy idea. Since the advent of the internet in Public Libraries in major cities across the country, the homeless have access to the web more than ever. And if they can access the internet, they can make money on the internet. I'm proof of that, and chances are if you freelance on the web like I do, you are proof as well.

I mean look at it this way. Making money online these days is as simple as writing a
story about your life and believe me, there are millions upon billions of stories being lived by the homeless every single day. What about an online newsletter aimed at the homeless? With a few well placed affiliate links a body could make a semi decent income.

Or even a more than decent one. I don't have the numbers to back this up, but I'm willing to believe that the number of self made internet millionaires that have been homeless would be over 25%. Possibly well over that amount. I already know of a couple of marketers who have spent time on the streets. They may not be millionaires but they do okay.